There are countless songs about broken hearts. It’s a natural subject, because the phenomenon of hearbreak is so common, and people undergoing the pain of the experience often turn to music to release their emotions, universalize them, and even for … Continue reading →
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan”.] “When we get ready to take the United States, we will not take it under the label of Communism; we will not take it under the label of Socialism. These labels are unpleasant to the American … Continue reading →
Or at least a lower trust one. Commenter “Snow on Pine” puts it well: One way to appreciate just how profound and deep a fundamental transformation is already on the way to being brought into being here in the US … Continue reading →
Recently a friend of mine mentioned that her book group had been reading the 1975 Anne Tyler novel Searching For Caleb, and after she’d read the copy that she’d found in her bookshelf, she noticed that my name was written … Continue reading →
Now we have learned – from the ever-helpful WaPo – that the 15-year-old girl raped by the “boy in a skirt” in Virginia had previously had some sort of consensual sex with him on two occasions. There are many huge … Continue reading →
On how COVID restrictions have transformed the UK – not COVID itself, mind you, but the response to it: What was once the land of “keep calm and carry on” could now be the “most frightened nation in the world.” … Continue reading →
A lot of people have said that things have gotten crazy in the last year or two – that we’ve gone through the looking glass, and that it feels surreal. People seem to have become somewhat unhinged by the COVID … Continue reading →
[NOTE: There isn’t a previous post called “Emotion in popular songs: Part I.” But I realize that this one was actually Part I on the subject, and now I’m posting a Part II.] Commenter “Brio” wrote the following on a … Continue reading →
I put this portion of the following Jordan Peterson interview (about 17 minutes) up on the post I just published, but I also want to highlight it by giving the excerpt its own post here. If you find listening to … Continue reading →
Commenter “DNW” writes, in a fairly lengthy comment: You say that at some period or periods during your life, those in your circle have accused you of ” arguing like a lawyer” and being guilty of the acts of reasoning … Continue reading →
What does it mean to lie with impunity? It means to lie with no bad consequences, with “freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.” Commenter “physicsguy” writes of the Biden administration, the Democrats, and the left as a whole: It is … Continue reading →
I’ve already said a few things earlier today. But I’ll reiterate that this COVID mandate business is being done in order to change the subject from the horror show in Afghanistan to a topic that Biden and his aides think … Continue reading →